WANTONSOUPGUY Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I own a 2000 OBW (Limited). I have noticed that with or without my snow tires on the car a low to mid speed vibration completely smooths out at high speeds. By low to mid I mean 30-60mph. Does anyone have any ideas? It is not caused by poor balancing(as far as I can tell) or snow in the rim..The car has 106,000 miles with original struts, half-axles and rims. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance! Wanton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 So, no matter what tyres you use. Do you use the same rims? To being with, I would recommend re-fitting each wheel and tightening the nuts with a good torque-wrench. Make sure you tighten them in steps and in a "star" pattern as shown in your owners manual. Max torque should be around 95Nm. Step up from 20-50-80-95. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91subaru-Bruce Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I own a 2000 OBW (Limited). I have noticed that with or without my snow tires on the car a low to mid speed vibration completely smooths out at high speeds. By low to mid I mean 30-60mph. Does anyone have any ideas? It is not caused by poor balancing(as far as I can tell) or snow in the rim..The car has 106,000 miles with original struts, half-axles and rims. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance! Wanton You might have a bad spindle bearing. Jack up the car and see if you can wiggle any of the wheels in any direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WANTONSOUPGUY Posted January 12, 2005 Author Share Posted January 12, 2005 You might have a bad spindle bearing. Jack up the car and see if you can wiggle any of the wheels in any direction. Thanks...i'll try retorquing the wheels and wiggling the tires to check for bad bearings... Wanton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99obw Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Our '99 outback has done that for the longest time, almost since new, at around 30-35 MPH. I am convinced it's the axles. I just drove it to the store and it seems to be getting worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosDiosDeVerde86 Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 ball joint or tie rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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